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Numbers Never Lie: The 49ers are one of 4 teams that are top-10 on both sides of the ball

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What the *analytics* say about the 49ers through four weeks.

We are just about a quarter of the way through the NFL season, so it’s a great time to gauge where things stand across the league. Let’s take a look at some of the stats that are worth focusing on to understand the 49ers 4-0 start.

DVOA

DVOA stands for Defense-adjusted Value Over Average. It’s a metric that compares success on every single play across a league average, while taking...

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RohanChakravarthi

49ers’ Kyle Shanahan on Christian McCaffrey’s usage: “He’s extremely tough to take out”

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The 49ers are facing the tough struggle of balancing Christian McCaffrey’s usage.

The San Francisco 49ers improved to 4-0 on the season with a 35-16 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, scoring touchdowns on six of their seven offensive drives to remain undefeated.

Per usual, star running back Christian McCaffrey was the highlight of the day, scoring a career-high four touchdowns while accounting for 177 yards from scrimmage in a monster game that has...

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Golden Nuggets: Brocktober is upon us

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

49ers game review: With Cowboys next, defense needs to tighten up (paywall)

“First, Thomas bit on a stutter-and-go move by wide receiver Michael Wilson and was beaten for a 33-yard reception down the left sideline. On the next snap, with the 49ers in zone coverage, Thomas moved up to cover tight end Zach Ertz, although linebacker Dre Greenlaw was in the area, and Wilson was left uncovered for a 16-yard touchdown...

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Aaron Rodgers on 49ers QB Brock Purdy: “He’s a pretty damn good player”

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The 49ers quarterback is earning strong praise around the league after a career game.

The San Francisco 49ers cruised through to a 35-16 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4, aided by the career efforts of running back Christian McCaffrey, who scored four touchdowns, and quarterback Brock Purdy, who completed 20/21 passes for 283 yards in an extremely efficient performance.

Through four weeks, Purdy has slowly continued to earn league-wide...

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Aaron Rodgers on 49ers QB Brock Purdy: “He’s a pretty damn good player”

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The 49ers quarterback is earning strong praise around the league after a career game.

The San Francisco 49ers cruised through to a 35-16 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4, aided by the career efforts of running back Christian McCaffrey, who scored four touchdowns, and quarterback Brock Purdy, who completed 20/21 passes for 283 yards in an extremely efficient performance.

Through four weeks, Purdy has slowly continued to earn league-wide...

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Undisputed Showdown: Skip Bayless Challenges Christian McCaffrey's Impact on 49ers

Dallas Cowboys superfan Skip Bayless kicks off the Week 5 matchup between the "Boys" and San Francisco 49ers by saying he is not afraid of running back

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Mike McCarthy on 49ers-Cowboys: 'You dream to play in these kind of games'

Kyle Shanahan knows that the Week 5 face-off between his San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys could be his team's toughest challenge yet of the 2023 season.

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Join Niners Nation’s 2023 Second chance NFL Survivor contest

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This free survivor contest pays out $100 to the winner. Bragging rights are the cherry on top.

Welcome to Niners Nation’s 2023 Second-Chance Survivor contest!

For those of you that signed up for our Week 1 Survivor contest and have been disqualified, fret not, we have another contest for you. Out of more than 125 entries, only 28 of you remain. There will be a $100 prize for the person who wins the Week 5/second-chance contest. This contest is...

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Christian McCaffrey went full Al Bundy against Cardinals

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CMC, MVP

In case you missed it, Christian McCaffrey scored four touchdowns in one game. That has a term in these parts, but before we get to that, let’s look at each one in its glory. Let us swoon over the magnificence that is Christian McCaffrey.

Our first one has a simple sprint in nearly untouched. Blah. McCaffrey can do these with little issue.

Death, taxes and @CMC_22 scoring touchdowns.#AZvsSF on FOX
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49ers positional power rankings - Defensive line still leads

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Going through each position on the roster to see who is the best

The 49ers will take on the Dallas Cowboys and boast an undefeated record alongside the Philadelphia Eagles. Close to a quarter of the games have been played, so let’s rank each positional group for the 49ers.

Defensive Line

The discourse surrounding the lack of sacks for the defensive line has grown too loud. The 49ers have five players (Nick Bosa, Javon Hargrave,...

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Aaron Rodgers applauds 49ers' rising star QB, Brock Purdy

Aaron Rodgers has some time on his hands, and he's been able to keep an eye on what is happening around the NFL landscape. He didn't watch Sunday's game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals but glimpsed at the stat line from the Niners' second-year quarterback, Brock Purdy.

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Jerry Jones says the 49ers are ‘probably the most likely team to go win the Super Bowl’

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Jerry Jones spoke highly about the 49ers, and says the Cowboys must go through the Niners to win it all.

RJ Ochoa of Blogging the Boys was on Kay Adams’ Up and Up Show Tuesday morning. RJ explained how Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke highly about what he’s seen from the 49ers so far this year:

Welcome to the show, @rjochoa! https://t.co/i6fzFvrpG7 pic.twitter.com/Z6voDf4EXN

— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) October 3,...

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NFL analyst on Brock Purdy's 49ers-Cardinals performance: 'It's almost impossible to play that perfect'

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy delivered a remarkable performance on Sunday afternoon against the Arizona Cardinals.

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Christian McCaffrey: No shortage of playmakers on 49ers

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey doesn't want to make any grandiose predictions after four regular-season games. Nevertheless, he recognizes the potential of his current team.

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Cowboys seek insight from Trey Lance to aid in clash with 49ers

Sunday will mark Trey Lance's first return to Levi's Stadium since the San Francisco 49ers traded the former first-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys in late August.

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Arik Armstead trolls Daniel Jones after Giants MNF loss to Seahawks

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Armstead has been more vocal on social media this season, and he’s been awesome

How can you not like Arik Armstead? The rubbing belly “feed me more” celebration, the charity he does off the field, the fact he goes over his paychecks with the fans to see how an athlete pays out the other end for taxes?

He showed his awesomeness even more on Monday evening following the New York Giants’ thumping of the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night...

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Baldy on Brock Purdy's 49ers-Cardinals performance: 'It's almost impossible to play that perfect'

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy delivered a remarkable performance on Sunday afternoon against the Arizona Cardinals. The 23-year-old player completed an astonishing 95.2 percent of his passes, connecting on 20 out of 21 attempts for 283 yards and a touchdown.

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Brock Purdy joins 49ers legends with this impressive statistic

In a stunning display of precision, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy engineered a near-flawless Sunday outing against the Arizona Cardinals.

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RohanChakravarthi

49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk quietly emerging as a top-10 WR and the numbers prove it

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Aiyuk’s numbers have been more impressive than the surface level may indicate.

The San Francisco 49ers made light work of the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4, cruising to a 35-16 victory to become just one of two NFL teams to begin the season 4-0 alongside the Philadelphia Eagles.

The victory was an offensive masterclass by the home team, as the 49ers scored touchdowns on five of their six drives. Running back Christian McCaffrey had four total scores and...

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NFL Betting: What we learned in Week 4 and how to use it in Week 5 and beyond

YB's Matt Wiesenfeld has some relevant observations from NFL Week 4 that could be helpful the rest of the way. 

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